This statistic presents the leading crowdfunding platforms worldwide in 2016, by value of funds raised. Kickstarter was the leading crowdfunding platform globally in that year, with approximately 586.32 million U.S. dollars raised.

Crowdfunding occurs when a number of private individuals each pays a small amount of money to support a project. As of 2016, this process had raised 738.9 million U.S. dollars globally.

How does crowdfunding work?

There are three main types of crowdfunding: peer-to-peer lending, rewards and donation crowdfunding, and equity crowdfunding. The first type offers the fundraiser to secure a loan without using a financial institution. The second is purely a donation strategy, though donors often get discounts on goods produced by the project. Equity fundraising enables small businesses to generate capital directly from investors without an initial public offering.

Successful campaigns

Kickstarter is a large crowdfunding platform focused on donation crowdfunding. Most projects are not successfully funded, meaning that no money changes hands. However, those that are successful can raise a significant amount of money, with a few hundred projects raising over a million dollars. This shows that there is a demand for Kickstarter’s service, and this demand for crowdfunding is likely to increase in the coming years.

In 2024, the success rate of crowdfunding campaigns in South Korea stood at around 82 percent. 1,230 out of 1,847 crowdfunding offerings were successful during the period.

This statistic presents the number of crowdfunding campaigns completed in Europe in 2016, by sector. The total number of campaigns completed in the technology industry in Europe reached over 4 thousand in 2016 of which 441 were funded.

This statistic presents the number of crowdfunding campaigns completed in Europe from 2014-2016. The total number of campaigns completed reached over 38 thousand in 2016. As of 2016 only 17 percent of completed campaigns were funded but still led to an overall value of raised funds of over 150 million U.S dollars.

This statistic presents the number of crowdfunding campaigns completed worldwide in 2016, by sector. In that year, there were 15.76 thousand campaigns completed in the film industry sector globally.

This statistic presents the number of crowdfunding campaigns completed in the United States from 2014 to 2016. There were over 67 thousand campaigns completed in the U.S. in 2016.

This statistic presents the leading crowdfunding platforms worldwide in 2016, by number of funded campaigns. Kickstarter was the leading crowdfunding platform in that year, with over 19 thousand campaigns funded.

The cumulative value of equity crowdfunding-related platform issues in Poland in 2023 amounted to nearly 316 million zloty, increasing by 5.4 percent compared to the previous year. The market leader was Crowdway.

This statistic presents the value of funds raised through crowdfunding in the United States in 2016, by sector. The total amount of money raised via crowdfunding in the technology sector in the U.S. amounted to approximately 151 million U.S. dollars in 2016.

This statistic presents the average amount of money raised per crowdfunding campaign worldwide from 2014 to 2016. The average amount raised by successfully funded campaigns in 2016 reached almost 30 thousand U.S. dollars.

This statistic presents the number of crowdfunding campaigns completed worldwide from 2014 to 2016. There were over 130,000 thousand campaigns completed globally in 2016.

This statistic presents the average amount raised through crowdfunding campaigns in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2016. The average amount raised reached over 15 thousand U.S. dollars in 2016 which is down from 2015.

This statistic presents the leading countries worldwide, by share of campaigns funded via crowdfunding in 2016. In Sweden, the ratio of funded campaigns to ended campaigns amounted to 26 percent in 2016.

In the first half of 2018, the number of successful crowdfunding campaigns in China was over 40 thousand. The value of those successful campaigns amounted to over 13 billion yuan at the same time. The largest share of crowdfunding platforms in 2019 offered equity-based funding, where investors receive a share of the companies equity in return for their investment.

This statistic presents the number of crowdfunding campaigns completed in the technology sector worldwide from 2014 to 2016. There were over 14,000 campaigns completed in this sector worldwide in 2016.

This statistic presents the leading crowdfunding platforms in the technology sector worldwide in 2016, by number of funded campaigns. Kickstarter was the leading crowdfunding platform in the technology sector worldwide in that year, with 1,265 campaigns funded.

This statistic presents the number of campaigns funded through crowdfunding in the United States in 2016, by sector. In that year, there were over 2 thousand campaigns funded in the music industry sector in the U.S..

This statistic presents the ranking of crowdfunding platforms according to the number of technology campaigns funded in 2016 in Europe. Kickstarter was the leading crowdfunding platform in that year, with 298 technology campaigns funded. Across all sectors Kickstarter saw over 4 thousand campaigns funded in 2016 in Europe.

This statistic presents the average amount of money raised per crowdfunding campaign in the United States from 2014 to 2016. The average amount raised by successfully funded campaigns in the U.S. in 2016 amounted to over 32 thousand U.S. dollars.